42 Dyke Road Avenue, Brighton, BN1 5LE

42 Dyke Road Avenue is a four-bedroom detached house in Brighton (BN1 5LE). It has a recorded floor area of 425 m² (around 4575 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1930-1949 and council tax band H. There is a swimming pool on the plot, uncommon for the area. Our model identifies extension potential, subject to local planning policy. The latest certificate (August 2020) shows a C (score 69), just inside the C band. When first surveyed in March 2013 the rating was F, the property has climbed 3 bands since. Between certificates, roof efficiency went from Average to Good, window efficiency went from Average to Good and hot-water efficiency went from Poor to Good.

Across 2013–2025, sale prices on this property compounded at 6.9% per year. Today's modelled estimate of £2,852,000 is 19.7% below the 2025 sale of £3,550,000, an unusual pattern given regional price growth and worth checking against the EPC condition. On a £-per-square-foot basis, the last sale (£776/sq ft) was about 269.7% above the typical sold price in the postcode. At 425 m² the property is well over the postcode median (237 m² across 23 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. A recent sale: £3,550,000 in March 2025. 7 planning records sit against the property, 5 approved, 2 refused. Past consents include an extension and tree works, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved.